Figure Helix‑02 runs continuous 48+ hour autonomous package‑sorting shifts

Figure AI said on May 15 that its Helix-02 humanoid robots had pushed a package-sorting test beyond 24 hours of continuous autonomous work, extending what the company had described as an original eight-hour goal. The California robotics startup said three robots were sorting small packages around the clock in a livestreamed warehouse-style run, with no teleoperation. (humanoid.guide) Brett Adcock, Figure’s founder and chief executive, said the company kept the test running after the first day produced no failures. Company posts and follow-on coverage said the run later moved toward 40 hours and beyond, with package counts rising from 28,000 after 24 hours to nearly 50,000 in later updates. (figure.ai) ### How long did Figure say the robots actually worked? Figure said on May 15 that three robots running Helix-02 had crossed 24 hours of continuous autonomous package sorting after an eight-hour target was exceeded. Adcock said the company decided to keep the operation running after “zero failures” in the first day, according to follow-on reports that cited his X posts. TechRepublic reported on May 15 that the livestream later showed nearly 40 hours of operation and almost 50,000 packages, with a fourth robot named Rose joining Bob, Frank and Gary. A separate report from Chosun Biz said the livestream reached 52 hours and 65,300 parcels, or about 2.9 seconds per parcel, though Figure’s own website page for the run was not available in the search results reviewed here. (humanoid.guide) ### What task were the robots doing on the conveyor? Figure said the logistics task involves transferring packages from one conveyor to another while orienting each shipping label correctly for scanning. (humanoid.guide) The company’s February 2025 logistics write-up described the work as handling boxes, bags and envelopes moving on a continuous belt, then placing them barcode-face down for downstream scanning. Humanoid Guide, citing Figure, said the robots in the May 2026 run identified barcodes, picked up parcels and placed them correctly using onboard cameras and AI control. The company said the system was fully autonomous and ran onboard the robots rather than through remote human control. (techrepublic.com) ### Where does the “near-human speed” claim come from? Figure said in a June 7, 2025 technical post that Helix was processing logistics items in about 4.05 seconds each on average, down from about five seconds previously. That post said the system was approaching human-level dexterity and speed while improving barcode orientation accuracy to about 95%. (figure.ai) Humanoid Guide reported that Adcock said humans average about three seconds per package and that Figure’s F.03 robot was approaching parity on that task. Chosun Biz later reported a livestream tally of 65,300 parcels in 52 hours, which works out to about 2.9 seconds per parcel across the run. (humanoid.guide) Reuters could not independently verify the company’s counting or the exact conditions of the test from the source material reviewed. ### What is Helix-02, according to Figure? Figure introduced Helix-02 on January 27, 2026 as a full-body autonomy system that extends control from the upper body to the whole robot. (figure.ai) The company said the model unifies walking, balancing and manipulation through a single neural system that connects onboard sensors directly to actuators. The January post said Helix-02 had completed a four-minute kitchen task with no resets and no human intervention. Figure has since published additional Helix-02 demos, including a living-room cleanup in March and a bedroom reset on May 8 in which two robots worked together to make a bed, hang clothes and clear trash. (humanoid.guide) ### What has Figure said publicly about deployment and production? Figure’s news page shows an April 29, 2026 post titled “Ramping Figure 03 Production,” following the October 2025 introduction of Figure 03. The same news archive lists Helix-02 product and demo updates through May 2026, including the bedroom-reset post published on May 8. (figure.ai) Figure’s website says Figure 03 is designed for Helix and for broader deployment in homes and workplaces at scale. The company has not, in the materials reviewed here, published a standalone technical post on its site detailing the full multi-day package-sorting endurance run, but the livestream updates and outside reports indicate the test continued after May 15. (figure.ai) May 8 and April 29 are the latest dated milestones on Figure’s public news page tied to Helix-02 demos and Figure 03 production. Any further update on the package-sorting run is most likely to appear through Figure’s newsroom, livestream archives or Adcock’s public posts. (figure.ai 1) (figure.ai 2)